Rios, V. M. (2009). The consequences of the criminal justice pipeline on black and latino masculinity. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 623(1), 150-162. Analyses of the criminal justice system have revealed the racialized nature of crime and punishment in the United States. We know… read more
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Integrating Hip‐Hop Culture and Rap Music Into Social Justice Counseling With Black Males
Washington, A. R. (2018). Integrating Hip‐Hop culture and rap music into social justice counseling with black males. Journal of Counseling & Development, 96(1), 97-105. In this article, the author suggests that Hip‐Hop culture and rap music, in particular, can be integrated into individual counseling interactions with Black male clients to… read more
Halting African American Boys’ Progression From Pre-K to Prison: What Families, Schools, and Communities Can Do
Barbarin, O. (2010). Halting african american boys’ progression from pre-K to prison: What families, schools, and communities can do. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 80(1), 81-88. Incarceration is a much more common experience for African American males than White males. As a consequence of these high rates, the “school-to-prison” pipeline is… read more
White Teachers’ Role in Sustaining the School-to-Prison Pipeline: Recommendations for Teacher Education
Bryan, N. (2017). White teachers’ role in sustaining the school-to-prison pipeline: Recommendations for teacher education. The Urban Review, 49(2), 326. Educational scholarship has called attention to the disproportionate ways Black males are disciplined in schools, which has become the catalyst to their entry into the school-to-prison pipeline through which they… read more
The Educational Experiences of Street-Life-Oriented Black Boys: How Black Boys Use Street Life as a Site of Resilience in High School
Payne, Y. A., & Brown, T. M. (2010). The educational experiences of street-life-oriented black boys: How black boys use street life as a site of resilience in high school. Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 26(3), 316-338. This Participatory Action Research (PAR) project worked with four active street-life-oriented Black men to… read more
Racial Threat and Punitive School Discipline
Welch, K., & Payne, A. A. (2010). Racial threat and punitive school discipline. Social Problems, 57(1), 25-48. Tests of the racial threat hypothesis, linking the racial composition of place to various measures of social control, find that where there are greater percentages of blacks, more punitive criminal justice policies are… read more
(Un)Doing Hegemony in Education: Disrupting School-to-Prison Pipelines for Black Males
Dancy II, E. (2014). (Un)Doing Hegemony in Education: Disrupting School-to-Prison Pipelines for Black Males. Equity & Excellence in Education, 47(4), 476-493. The school-to-prison pipeline refers to the disturbing national trend in which children are funneled out of public schools and into juvenile and criminal justice systems. The purpose of this… read more
Umoja: A Culturally Specific Approach to Mentoring Young African American Males
Watson, J., Washington, G., & Stepteau-Watson, D. (2015). Umoja: A Culturally Specific Approach to Mentoring Young African American Males. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 32(1), 81-90. This article reports that urban inner-city African American male youth residing in communities of color are at-risk and warrant interventions custom tailored to… read more
Debunking the Myth of Officer Friendly: How African American Males Experience Community Policing
Jones-Brown, D. D. (2000). Debunking the Myth of Officer Friendly: How African American Males Experience Community Policing. Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 16(2), 209-229. The results of a survey of 125 high school African American males regarding attitudes toward and contacts with the police are presented. Findings suggest that personal interaction with… read more
Whatcha doin’ after school? A review of the literature on the influence of after-school programs on young black males
Woodland, M. H. (2008). Whatcha doin’ after school? A review of the literature on the influence of after-school programs on young black males. Urban Education, 43(5), 537-560. Basic quality-of-life indicators including employment, access to health care, and involvement with the criminal justice system paint a grim picture for the lives of urban… read more